A while back I got an Easy Sprout Sprouter from sproutmaster.com in Elmvale.
Works pretty well for small batches, very affordable.

Thanks for the suggestion, but the easy sprouter is very similar to just using a mason jar with a screen on the end.
And I would need to have more than one on the go and be rinsing and shaking a bunch of them. It's time for me
to move up from this style.

Goldie,
Possibly look into building or buying stackable tray sprouters:
http://www.amazon.com/Sprout-Master-Triple-Sprouter/dp/B000F0FX5C/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1397126943&sr=8-3&keywords=sprout+trays
http://www.amazon.com/Victorio-VKP1014-4-Tray-Kitchen-Sprouter/dp/B005FVPP04/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1397126943&sr=8-1&keywords=sprout+trays

They don't hold too much more per tray than a large Mason jar in some cases, but I find it easier to care for the sprouts because I can leave them right on the counter, use a mister hose, aim it across the surface, relatively fast spray, move to the next, in almost as little time as it takes me to peel off the towel (I keep towels between my layers, folded over on the ends twice to both increase airflow and retain moisture and darkness). In the long run, the stackable trays save me storage space, I can start multiple batches, make mixed batches, and I find it easier to get rid of hulls because they're not tangled as badly.

I can partially submerge a "raft" and the baby roots and neighbors tend to hold on to the tray just enough that I can gently tap and brush my hands over the surface and get rid of a lot more a lot easier than leaving a jar empty enough for me to then add enough water and agitate it enough to get many/most of the hulls to float loose. I also feel like I'm not damaging the sprouts as much with the tray method, so after they've sat for a day or night after I doused for hulls, they can go in the fridge and stay there for a few days for a snacking tray or salad addition.

I dislike the round purchased trays (I feel they waste space, don't get good drainage). The quality of plastic of the sproutmaster and mini sproutmaster (which is not appropriate for a backpack - total lie there) worried me, but mine are still going after 4 years with a plastic floor brush used to clean it.

I opted to just wreck the lids and bottoms of some "utensil drawer" sized storage tote-type containers from the dollar store last time I expanded, with one at the bottom to catch drips - and I've modified a set of flip-top tool/craft drawers from Black & Decker (dating my toy there) on a mini shelf. I can't say they work so much better/faster, but they were less expensive than a set of 6-9 trays. I might buy one small single-layer tray of the shape you want as a starting point, then decide how you want to mod it before you spend a couple days wrecking things you bought so you can rebuild them the way you want them. Tray sprouting - especially for beans - varies climate to climate even in the house, and you may have more of one problem or more of another to as your handmade ones to compensate for.

If you really want the lazy sprouter:
http://www.heartlandautosprout.com/

Does anybody know where to get the square or rectangular non-automatic Sproutmaster type trays in Canada? Without paying the monster shipping from U.S. sources?
(I didn't think about the shipping to Goldie when I posted and I am only finding Canadian sources for the round type.)
Thanks!
-P

does anyone know the MANUFACTURER of the SproutMaster or Sprout Master ?

If I could find the manufacturer website I might be able to track down their suppliers in canada .

Maybe try these guys, they carry a large inventory and might be able to give you a general direction if they can't get it in for you:
http://www.sproutmaster.com/contact_us.html
If not, maybe go back to Sprout People and see if they can give you info about the U.S. distributor and manufacturer, to get you a step closer.

I didn't mean to mention send you on a crazy chase. I had no idea how hard it would be to get one there.

I already tried that canadian site with no luck, and was not sure I feel right to ask a company in USA to tell me much
info if my intention is not to buy from them, only pick their brains.

I found this stackable sprouter, and you can buy another kit and keep on stacking.
It blocks the light out also . Not square, but has some good features. Not sure if anyone has tried this one ?

http://www.rawnutrition.ca/productinfo.aspx?pc=hp3tsg&cc=sprouters

I have a biosnacky stackable sprouted. Online its about $30 but I walked into a local health food store and found one for $10. With the new health trend the newest gadgets are always the most expensive and "last years model" will be reduced. Ive had mine about 5 yrs and its still perfect. About 1tsp of mungbeans makes a tray full of about 3-5 inch long sprouts in a few days. You just have to rinse it a few times a day. Sprouts love water. You fill the top tray and it will drip to the middle tray, then the last tray and end up in the water well at the bottom that you just dump or re-use. I've sprouted everything from beans, to sunflower seeds, to quinoa... great for salads and sandwiches.